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Bristol [2]

3 Douglas Terrace, Thames Ditton, Surrey [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Accrington [1]

Aldershot [1]

Annalong, Northern Ireland [1]

Armagh [1]

Aspland Grove, Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Auchinleck, Ayrshire [1]

Bangalore [1]

Barnard Castle, Durham [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bedford [1]

Birmingham Warwickshire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bodmin, Lancashire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Burghfield, Berkshire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Camberwell [1]

Cambruslang Lanarkshire Scotland [1]

Carmyllie [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chester [1]

Chorlton, Lancashire [1]

Cowbeech, Sussex [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Darwen, near Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Deptford [1]

Dublin [1]

Dunstable, Bedfordshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Encombe, Corfe Castle, Dorset [1]

Erith, Kent [1]

Finchingfield [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glossop, Derbyshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Harton, Durham [1]

Haslemere, Surrey [1]

Haslington Cheshire [1]

Herefordshire [1]

Hulme Manchester [1]

Hurst, Wokingham [1]

Hutchesontown Glasgow Scotland [1]

Ilkeston [1]

Ipswich [1]

Islington, London [1]

Rank

Private [1095]

Lance Corporal [416]

Serjeant [84]

Corporal [81]

Driver [74]

Second Lieutenant [38]

Gunner [33]

Acting Serjeant [30]

Acting Corporal [29]

Acting Lance Corporal [26]

Lieutenant [17]

Captain [9]

Sapper [7]

Bombardier [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Sergeant [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Rifleman [4]

Major [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Colonel [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Pioneer [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

AB [1]

Act Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Flight Conductor [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Constable [1]

Cooper [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Military Foot Police [1043]

Military Mounted Police [350]

Labour Corps [337]

Military Police Corps [215]

Army Cyclist Corps [191]

Machine Gun Corps [174]

Army Service Corps [156]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [149]

Royal Army Medical Corps [111]

Corps of Military Police [82]

Royal Army Service Corps [41]

Royal Field Artillery [36]

Corps of Dragoons [24]

Royal Engineers [24]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

Army Veterinary Corps [22]

Hampshire Regiment [20]

Army Ordnance Corps [17]

London Regiment [16]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Tank Corps [16]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Corps of Hussars [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Canadian Corps Military Police [12]

Dragoon Guards [12]

Hussars [12]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Coldstream Guards [10]

Military Provost Staff Corps [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

Wiltshire Regiment [10]

Gordon Highlanders [9]

Scottish Rifles [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Corps Of Military Police [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Cameron Highlanders [6]

Connaught Rangers [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1635]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Canadian Navy [1]

Indian Army [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

H [180]

B [174]

S [164]

M [150]

C [149]

W [128]

D [85]

P [85]

G [82]

R [81]

T [71]

L [55]

F [50]

J [45]

A [36]

E [35]

K [25]

N [21]

O [19]

V [5]

Y [4]

I [2]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1616]

Country

United Kingdom [49]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Bristol [2] 3 Douglas Terrace, Thames Ditton, Surrey [1] Aberdeen [1] Accrington [1] Aldershot [1] Annalong, Northern Ireland [1] Armagh [1] Aspland Grove, Hackney, Middlesex [1] Auchinleck, Ayrshire [1] Bangalore [1] Barnard Castle, Durham [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bedford [1] Birmingham Warwickshire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bodmin, Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burghfield, Berkshire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Camberwell [1] Cambruslang Lanarkshire Scotland [1] Carmyllie [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chester [1] Chorlton, Lancashire [1] Cowbeech, Sussex [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Darwen, near Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Deptford [1] Dublin [1] Dunstable, Bedfordshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Encombe, Corfe Castle, Dorset [1] Erith, Kent [1] Finchingfield [1] Glasgow [1] Glossop, Derbyshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Harton, Durham [1] Haslemere, Surrey [1] Haslington Cheshire [1] Herefordshire [1] Hulme Manchester [1] Hurst, Wokingham [1] Hutchesontown Glasgow Scotland [1] Ilkeston [1] Ipswich [1] Islington, London [1]

Rank

Private [1095] Lance Corporal [416] Serjeant [84] Corporal [81] Driver [74] Second Lieutenant [38] Gunner [33] Acting Serjeant [30] Acting Corporal [29] Acting Lance Corporal [26] Lieutenant [17] Captain [9] Sapper [7] Bombardier [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Sergeant [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Corporal 2nd [4] Rifleman [4] Major [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Staff Serjeant Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Colonel [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Pioneer [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] AB [1] Act Lance Corporal [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Flight Conductor [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Constable [1] Cooper [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Military Foot Police [1043] Military Mounted Police [350] Labour Corps [337] Military Police Corps [215] Army Cyclist Corps [191] Machine Gun Corps [174] Army Service Corps [156] King's Royal Rifle Corps [149] Royal Army Medical Corps [111] Corps of Military Police [82] Royal Army Service Corps [41] Royal Field Artillery [36] Corps of Dragoons [24] Royal Engineers [24] Royal Fusiliers [24] Army Veterinary Corps [22] Hampshire Regiment [20] Army Ordnance Corps [17] London Regiment [16] Middlesex Regiment [16] Tank Corps [16] Rifle Brigade [15] Corps of Hussars [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Canadian Corps Military Police [12] Dragoon Guards [12] Hussars [12] Royal Berkshire Regiment [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Coldstream Guards [10] Military Provost Staff Corps [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Defence Corps [10] Wiltshire Regiment [10] Gordon Highlanders [9] Scottish Rifles [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Corps Of Military Police [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Cameron Highlanders [6] Connaught Rangers [6] East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1635] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Canadian Navy [1] Indian Army [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

H [180] B [174] S [164] M [150] C [149] W [128] D [85] P [85] G [82] R [81] T [71] L [55] F [50] J [45] A [36] E [35] K [25] N [21] O [19] V [5] Y [4] I [2] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1616]

Country

United Kingdom [49] Canada [1] India [1]

John Hughes

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army P/3356 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

British Army P/3356 Lance Corporal Military Police Corps

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W G Ellmer

Born 1890

Died 1921

British Army 1233 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

British Army 1233 Lance Corporal Military Police Corps

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W Lee

Died 1918

British Army P/691 Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant Military Mounted Police

British Army P/691 Serjeant Military Police Corps

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Thomas Wilcox

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 721 Serjeant Military Foot Police

British Army 721 Serjeant Military Police Corps

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Thomas Russell

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army P/2584 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

British Army P/2584 Lance Corporal Military Police Corps

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F Marsh

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 776 Lance Corporal Military Mounted Police

British Army 776 Lance Corporal Military Police Corps

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T O Scott

Died 1914

British Army 659 Lance Corporal Military Mounted Police

British Army 659 Lance Corporal Military Police Corps

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Albert John Eddenden

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army P/1192 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

British Army P/1192 Serjeant Military Police Corps Foot Branch

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G J Morris

Died 1918

British Army P/8077 Lance Corporal Military Mounted Police

British Army P/8077 Lance Corporal Military Police Corps

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John William Moulds

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army P/2317 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

British Army P/2317 Lance Corporal Military Police Corps

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D T Mason

Died 1917

British Army P/1089 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

British Army P/1089 Lance Corporal Military Police Corps

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James Kenny

Died 1915

British Army 1149 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

British Army 1149 Lance Corporal Military Police Corps

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J Mee

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army P/9941 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

British Army P/9941 Lance Corporal Military Police Corps

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George Bird

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army P/8367 Lance Corporal Military Mounted Police

British Army P/8367 Lance Corporal Military Police Corps

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Percy John Beard

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army P/1818 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

British Army P/1818 Lance Corporal Military Police Corps

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Charles Tyrrell

Born 1865

Died 1915

British Army P/101 Lance Corporal Military Mounted Police

British Army P/101 Lance Corporal Military Police Corps

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Alfred Ginn

Died 1915

British Army P/8 Serjeant Military Mounted Police

British Army P/8 Serjeant Military Police Corps

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William James Willis

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 665 Serjeant Military Mounted Police

British Army 665 Serjeant Military Police Corps

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Lawrence Edward Smith

Died 1918

British Army P629 Serjeant Military Mounted Police

British Army P/629 Serjeant Military Police Corps Military Mounted Police

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James Robert Wright

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army P/7989 Lance Corporal Military Mounted Police

British Army P/7989 Lance Corporal Military Police Corps

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